Since you are using the paid version of VMware you can use their tool that will take a running physicall box and convert it to a virtual machine. You can even do this while the email server is actually running i believe (i wouldnt recommend that though)
Ill look for more details on the procedure and post the links here On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:09 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > Stevie, > > you have two options as far as I can see. 1) install afresh and migrate the > email using imapsync. 2) use some kind of tool to convert the physical > server to a virtual one. I suggest that you do it over a weekend and after > hours. we have the number of a good pizza place that delivers! > > > Simon VassTechnical ManagerE-Tech Uganda Ltdhttp://www.etech.ugTel: +256 > (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621email: [email protected]: > e-techservicedesk > ----- Original Message ----- > From: stevie kabs <[email protected]> > To: lug <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:31:09 +0300 (EAT) > Subject: [LUG] Mail server Migration > Hello Lug, > Recently we decided to go virtualization (VMware vSphere 4) on all > servers but am facing a challenge of migrating the mail-server from a > standalone server to the new server that has been virtualized.i have > over 180 users and i don't want to lose any data in the process. Am > running Centos 5.5, postfix and dovecot. What do i do to migrate the > mails to the new server without any data loss or users noticing a > change? Advise please > -- > Stephen Kabali > Datacenter Administrator > Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) > [email protected] > www.uiri.org > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > -- Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 E- fax: (435) 578 7411
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